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Brunei Darussalam information
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location:
southeastern asia. bordering the south china sea and malaysia
geographic coordinates:
4 30 n. 114 40 e
map references:
southeast asia
area:
total: 5.770 sq km land: 5.270 sq km water: 500 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than delaware
land boundaries:
total: 381 km border countries: malaysia 381 km
coastline:
161 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm or to median line
climate:
tropical; hot. humid. rainy
terrain:
flat coastal plain rises to mountains in east; hilly lowland in west
elevation extremes:
lowest point: south china sea 0 m highest point: bukit pagon 1.850 m
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. timber
land use:
arable land: 0.57% permanent crops: 0.76% other: 98.67% (2001)
irrigated land:
10 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
typhoons. earthquakes. and severe flooding are rare
environment - current issues:
seasonal smoke/haze resulting from forest fires in indonesia
environment - international agreements:
party to: endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. ship pollution signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
close to vital sea lanes through south china sea linking indian and pacific oceans; two parts physically separated by malaysia; almost an enclave of malaysia
population:
372.361 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 28.6% (male 54.342/female 52.084) 15-64 years: 68.4% (male 134.908/female 119.814) 65 years and over: 3% (male 5.301/female 5.912) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 27.04 years male: 27.63 years female: 26.4 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
1.9% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
19.01 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
3.42 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
3.45 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 1.09 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 12.61 deaths/1.000 live births male: 15.93 deaths/1.000 live births female: 9.1 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.8 years male: 72.36 years female: 77.36 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.3 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
hiv/aids - deaths:
less than 200 (2003 est.)
nationality:
noun: bruneian(s) adjective: bruneian
ethnic groups:
malay 67%. chinese 15%. indigenous 6%. other 12%
religions:
muslim (official) 67%. buddhist 13%. christian 10%. indigenous beliefs and other 10%
languages:
malay (official). english. chinese
literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.9% male: 96.3% female: 91.4% (2002)
country name:
conventional long form: negara brunei darussalam conventional short form: brunei
government type:
constitutional sultanate
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